Member Comments:I never knew half of what is written here but i never thought i would live to see the day where russia had the upper hand over america in anything. well - i guess the times they are a changing - and fast. thanks ed for another informative and interesting article.

Thanks for another informative article. Putin is a very devious and smart man and with Obama in charge we are in trouble. Putin will get whatever he wants and Russia will continue to become a bigger player on the world stage.

Canadian Production of Uranium is expected to increase significantly from 2013 as the new Cigar Lake mine comes into operation. Canada was the world's largest uranium producer for many years, accounting for about 22% of world output, but in 2009 was overtaken by Kazakhstan. Production comes mainly from the McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan, which is the largest in the world. With known uranium resources of 572,000 tonnes of U3O8 (485,000 tU), as well as continuing exploration, Canada will have a significant role in meeting future world demand.

On the down side however, it wouldn't surprise me if Obama found reasons not to import more Canadian uranium, just like he stopped increased Canadian oil sands production going to be refined in the Gulf coast refineries.